War

The prime minister also added that Israel can be expected to be pressured to "retreat from its monumental achievements and from the major progress made regarding security zones."

The attack struck a gas storage and truck-loading facility containing approximately 1,500 tons of cooking gas, according to Rudaw.

War has often been used as a politician’s device – either to distract from internal issues or to hope the public will not want to change leaders at a time of uncertainty.

The pollsters predicted an impasse – some might call it a dead heat – and sadly, they were not wrong.

There is also a lack of clarity about why the nuclear program, which has been singled out as the reason for the conflict, has not been eviscerated, despite the time provided for the conflict.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said it destroyed a missile launched by the group towards Islam's holy city of Medina.

"The major advantage of Israeli defense-tech developments is that most of them are combat-proven. These are not theoretical products," said senior defense manufacturing exec. Eitan Mandel.

Israel must expand domestic production of ammunition, interceptors, and other critical systems. It must invest in research and strengthen its industrial capacity.

For Israel, a Democrat-controlled House and Senate may intensify congressional scrutiny of Israel's military operations in Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, while threatening long-standing US support.

Some top officials hope unique advantages held over Iran will avoid the repeat of endless “rounds” similar to what Israel has had with Hamas.